dinged
Example Sentences
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Rising yields offer a chance for new investors to jump in, but existing investors get dinged as their older lower-yielding bonds decline in value.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
But investors’ renewed skepticism Monday of the White House’s diplomatic push dinged shares of manufacturers, retailers and many big banks, weighing down indexes otherwise buoyed by AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
A suspicious spike in oil markets, Meta gets dinged, and OpenAI scraps Sora.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
She accused the committee of a lack of transparency and dinged the Trump administration for limiting the federal government’s ability to investigate human trafficking.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
There were no windows in the basement, so she groped her way among the chairs and toys that had once seemed so familiar—now riddled with the potential for bruised toes and dinged shins.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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